[blam]

"My question is... If this operation has not started yet, why are they broadcasting it? Won't this give the terrorists a heads up to evacuate now before the checkpoints are set up?"

Intel wants to see who starts moving...that way, they'll know which areas to target. Huh?

[bnelson44]

"Intel wants to see who starts moving...that way, they'll know which areas to target."

There are a lot of reasons to want the bad guys to move out of Bagdad.